Found throughout these enrichment sections contain information that is valuable but that goes substantially beyond the DOT

Prehospital Emergency Care provides a comprehensive and student-friendly approach to EMT – Basic education. The author takes great care to provide a foundation for the skills needed to be a successful EMT – Basic. In addition, he offers clinical insight throughout the text so students have a better understanding when performing patient assessment and providing patient care. This book is ideal for the EMT-Basic who wants to go above and beyond the DOT requirements.

Table of Contents

MODULE 1 – PREPARATORY

1 Introduction to Emergency Medical Care

2 The Well-Being of the EMT

3 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues

4 The Human Body

5 Baseline Vital Signs and History Taking

6 Lifting and Moving Patients

MODULE 2 – AIRWAY

7 Airway Management, Ventilation, and Oxygen Therapy

MODULE 3 – PATIENT ASSESSMENT

8 Scene Size-Up

9 Patient Assessment

10 Communication

11 Documentation

MODULE 4 – MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY

12 General Pharmacology

13 Respiratory Emergencies

14 Cardiac Emergencies

15 Altered Mental Status and Diabetic Emergencies

16 Stroke

17 Seizures and Syncope

18 Allergic Reaction and Anaphylaxis

19 Poisoning Emergencies

20 Drug and Alcohol Emergencies

21 Acute Abdominal Pain

22 Environmental Emergencies

23 Drowning and Diving Emergencies

24 Behavioral Emergencies

25 Obstetric and Gynecological Emergencies

MODULE 5 – TRAUMA

26 Mechanisms of Injury: Kinetics of Trauma

27 Bleeding and Shock

28 Soft Tissue Injuries

29 Burn Emergencies

30 Musculoskeletal Injuries

31 Injuries to the Head

32 Injuries to the Spine

33 Eye, Face, and Neck Injuries

34 Chest, Abdomen, and Genitalia Injuries

35 Agricultural and Industrial Emergencies

MODULE 6 – PEDIATRICS AND GERIATRICS

36 Infants and Children

37 Geriatrics

MODULE 7 – OPERATIONS

38 Ambulance Operations

39 Gaining Access and Extrication

40 Hazardous Materials Emergencies

41 Multiple-Casualty Incidents

42 EMS Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction

MODULE 8 – ADVANCED AIRWAY ELECTIVE

43 Advanced Airway Management

APPENDIX 1 – BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

APPENDIX 2 – ALS-ASSIST SKILLS

GLOSSARY

INDEX

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